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Culling the Weak
Instant
common
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add .
Card Kingdom
CardmarketSemantic Tags
Accelerates mana production beyond the one-land-per-turn baseline. Umbrella tag — see ramp subtypes for land ramp, mana dorks, mana rocks, and rituals.
One-shot mana bursts that don't persist. Dark Ritual, Seething Song, Treasure token generators used for mana.
Broadly benefits from sacrificing permanents — overlaps aristocrats but includes non-creature sacrifice.
Lets you sacrifice your own creatures or permanents for value. Key enabler for aristocrats strategies.
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Printings (5)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive#27 | rare | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#1818 | rare | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#883 | rare | · | · | · |
| Mystery Booster 2#40 | common | · | · | · |
| Exodus#55 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.